cionnas

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cindas; contraction of cia (“what, which”) + ionnas (“state, matter”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰʲũn̪ˠəs̪/

Adverb

cionnas

  1. how, what manner, by what means
    Cionnas a tha thu ag ionnsachadh na Gàidhlig? ― By what means are you learning Gaelic?
    Cionnas a tha sibh? ― How are you?

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